Milwaukee Bucks Regular Season Rosters

1981-1982 Milwaukee Bucks Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Junior Bridgeman GF 6-5 210 6 Louisville 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
Quinn Buckner G 6-3 190 5 Indiana 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Harvey Catchings FC 6-9 218 7 Hardin-Simmons 1973 Rnd 9 Pick 1 United States
Geff Crompton C 6-11 280 2 North Carolina 1978 Rnd 4 Pick 4 United States
Pat Cummings FC 6-9 230 3 Cincinnati 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 15 United States
Bob Dandridge SF 6-6 195 12 Norfolk State 1969 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Len Elmore FC 6-9 220 5 Maryland 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
Mike Evans G 6-1 170 3 Kansas State 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
Brad Holland SG 6-3 180 2 UCLA 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
Marques Johnson GF 6-7 218 4 UCLA 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Mickey Johnson PF 6-10 190 7 Aurora 1974 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Bob Lanier C 6-11 250 11 St. Bonaventure 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Alton Lister FC 7-0 240 0 Arizona State 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
Scott May SF 6-7 215 5 Indiana 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Sidney Moncrief SG 6-3 180 2 Arkansas 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Robert Smith G 5-11 165 4 UNLV 1977 Rnd 3 Pick 21 United States
Kevin Stacom SG 6-3 185 5 Providence 1973 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Brian Winters GF 6-4 185 7 South Carolina 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States

1981-1982 Milwaukee Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Moncrief B. Winters M. Johnson M. Johnson B. Lanier
Rotation   R. Smith S. May A. Lister  
Rotation       P. Cummings  
Rotation       H. Catchings  
Lim PT   Q. Buckner J. Bridgeman   G. Crompton
Lim PT   B. Holland      

1981-1982 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Milwaukee Bucks55-27-
2Atlanta Hawks42-4013
3Detroit Pistons39-4316
4Indiana Pacers35-4720
5Chicago Bulls34-4821
6Cleveland Cavaliers15-6740

1981-1982 Milwaukee Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Sidney Moncrief All-NBA Second Team (1982)
Sidney Moncrief Player Of The Month (Dec 81)
Quinn Buckner All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1982)
Sidney Moncrief All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1982)
Bob Lanier Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1982)
Sidney Moncrief Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1982)

1981-1982 Milwaukee Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Sidney Moncrief 80 37.2 19.8 6.7 4.8 1.7 0.3 2.6
Bob Lanier 74 26.8 13.5 5.2 3.0 1.0 0.8 2.2
Marques Johnson 60 31.7 16.5 6.1 3.5 1.0 0.6 2.4
Mickey Johnson 76 25.4 12.9 6.0 2.8 0.9 0.6 2.5
Brian Winters 61 30.0 15.9 2.8 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.9
Quinn Buckner 70 30.8 12.9 3.6 4.7 2.5 0.0 2.6
Scott May 65 18.3 9.0 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.4
Junior Bridgeman 41 22.5 12.5 3.0 2.7 0.7 0.1 1.6
Pat Cummings 78 14.5 6.5 3.1 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.4
Alton Lister 80 14.8 4.5 4.8 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.6
Harvey Catchings 80 20.0 2.9 4.5 1.2 0.5 1.7 1.2
Robert Smith 17 18.6 6.8 0.8 2.6 0.6 0.1 0.8
Mike Evans 14 14.0 4.0 0.9 1.6 0.6 0.0 1.1
Bob Dandridge 11 15.8 4.7 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.0
Kevin Stacom 7 12.9 4.3 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.0 1.3
Geff Crompton 35 5.8 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5
Brad Holland 1 9.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1981-1982 Milwaukee Bucks Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Quinn Buckner was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Quinn Buckner signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 1, 1976. Quinn Buckner signed a multi-year extension with the Milwaukee Bucks on October 11, 1981.

Pat Cummings was selected as the #15 pick in the 3 Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Pat Cummings signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 1, 1978. Pat Cummings re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 1, 1981.

Marques Johnson was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Marques Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 1, 1977. Marques Johnson signed a multi-year extension with the Milwaukee Bucks on December 9, 1981.

Alton Lister was selected as the #21 pick in the First Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Alton Lister signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on August 20, 1981.

Sidney Moncrief was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. Sidney Moncrief signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 1, 1979.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Junior Bridgeman, the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 16, 1975. Junior Bridgeman signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 1, 1975. Junior Bridgeman re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on September 1, 1979.

Acquired via Trade

Harvey Catchings was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the New Jersey Nets on May 31, 1979.

Geff Crompton was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Portland Trail Blazers on September 24, 1981.

Mickey Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Indiana Pacers on September 11, 1980.

Bob Lanier was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Detroit Pistons on February 4, 1980.

Brian Winters was acquired in a trade by the Milwaukee Bucks from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 16, 1975. Brian Winters re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on July 14, 1978.

Acquired via Free Agency

Brad Holland signed a contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on April 15, 1982.

Scott May signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on November 16, 1981.

Robert Smith signed a contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on March 17, 1982. Robert Smith re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on March 27, 1982. Robert Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on April 6, 1982.

1981-1982 Milwaukee Bucks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jim Fitzgerald Owner, Chairman 1975-1976 N/A
Don Nelson Head Coach, General Manager 1976-1977 N/A
John Killilea Assistant Coach 1977-1978 N/A
Dave Wohl Assistant Coach 1979-1980 Assistant Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 1978 to 1979)
Garry St. Jean Assistant Coach 1981-1982 N/A
John Steinmiller VP of Basketball Operations 1970-1971 N/A
David Haskell, M.D. Team Physician 1973-1974 N/A